Richard Jenkin

[1] In 1947, Jenkin was made a Bard of the Gorseth Kernow through Cornish language qualification,[2] while serving in the British Army.

[2] Jenkin and his wife produced a magazine in 1952 called New Cornwall, which publicised Mebyon Kernow news and policies.

[citation needed] Jenkin was born on 9 October 1925 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, where his Cornish father was in training as a clergyman.

[citation needed] Jenkin married Ann Trevenen (1930-2024), from Redruth in 1954; their marriage produced four children: Morwenna, Loveday, Gawen and Conan.

[6] Ann became the first female Grand Bard from 1997 until 2000,[citation needed] and served as the Honorary President of Mebyon Kernow from 2011 until her death.